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looking for a salvaged Catalina 22 keel Jim Eller at 6:33am 05.24.22 Catalina 22 4/468 A friend's 1998 Catalina Sport lost her keel. It was her second time out on a boat she had just pur
Rudder Packing (2) RoyS at 5:35am 05.24.22 Ask All Sailors 0/223 One job I hate is to adjust the rudder shaft packing. It is difficult to access and there is only ro
Air conditioner water pump not working TimFromLI at 8:32pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1289 At the end of last season, I noticed that one of my AC water hoses looked like it needed to be retir
Hunter 45 cc - Sliding Companionway Door - Tape Springs Miss JibSea at 7:56pm 05.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/306 Anyone having to routinely replace the tape springs for the sliding companion way door? They break
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training dkinzer at 7:33pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1034 Our boat is slipped in Portland, OR but we would like to develop the skills to cross the Columbia Ba
Lake Cruise II-May 2022 ShotgunSlim at 6:52pm 05.23.22 Catalina 22 0/220 The first trip up to the lake was so good I just had to return another time and stay an extra day ou
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem jim.m at 2:59pm 05.23.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/1720 Hi All, Last season I purchased and installed a Raymarine DST-800 transducer to replace original kno
Help on Replacing rubber T-Track Endstop (1) antoineH336 at 1:22pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 2/403 205598 Hello all ! Looking to replace the end teack bumper pads on my 1997 H336. But before tryin
Dirty Fuel Rasselas36 at 1:20pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 13/740
Navigation Question - Long Island Amityville to Atlantic Ocean (1) EdWard3 at 10:35am 05.23.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/244 Heading out to NJ Southern coast from Amityville, NY. Does anyone have a suggestion on which channe
Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. (2) BourbonS at 9:34am 05.23.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/678 Dear Forum, Could you please kindly help me with this: I've got my Catalina 42 1992 last November.
2003 Catalina 36 Propane Tank (1) sdwardforblue at 7:53am 05.23.22 Big Boats 4/1421 I would like to purchase an extra propane tank for our 2003 Catalina 36 MKII - tall rig. It has a H
2004 Hunter 33 - Need a windlass fix or replacement psjacob at 7:53am 05.23.22 Parts Search 5/585 The original windlass is no longer available. Is there anyones here who have a suggestion of a repla
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Dustin7 at 4:32am 05.23.22 Destinations 30/3607 Hello all. I recently purchased a Hunter 27 roughly 450 nautical miles from where her future home is
Hunter 466 - how to unmount the armchair module SailingSelkie at 3:39am 05.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/211 We bought a Hunter 466 2002 in october last year. We are busy upgrading the electric system and as p
swing keel spacer bearing (1) snick at 6:57pm 05.22.22 Ask All Sailors 8/739 I am repairing a swing keel centerboard on a P14 Paceship. The original had a plastic spacer in the
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull Crusty Ol Salt at 5:59pm 05.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 13/1040 After reviewing the drawings (below) for my boom, I figured I could pull it just like a halyard. h
Alternators mikeracca at 2:48pm 05.22.22 Ask All Sailors 22/1763 Ok so my starter issue is solved. I found a brand new for a buck and some change. Good to go, hopefu
Access to Beneteau's parts page CABixler at 8:27am 05.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1032 Greetings, I know that Beneteau changed policy that we need to go through our local Beneteau dealer
2005 Hunter 38 Rigging: LLeDrew at 4:23am 05.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/587 Looking for a NO. 5 T Hook/Terminal for the intermediate Reverse Diagonal (RD2) on my 2005 Hunter 3

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Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:57pm 04.18.24 Eliminating the sag still leaves you with an uphill run at the end of the toilet discharge line whic
over starting line early Davidasailor26 at 1:50pm 04.18.24
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? (3) dkinzer at 1:13pm 04.18.24 I finished making the new hinge pin (out of 316 stainless) for the boom and installed it today. I de
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question (1) chriscampbell at 1:03pm 04.18.24 There is a solution to an uphill run from the toilet to the tank that has no sags in it: I don't
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild rgranger at 12:45pm 04.18.24 mineral oil will help with the carpet glue. Goof off and other similar products are mostly mineral
Aquarius shemandr at 12:37pm 04.18.24 There are several versions. 'Course I don't which you have. But it looks like it might not have sp
Blower Vent Hose (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:36pm 04.18.24 Noise may be a problem under some circumstances. Read on ........................
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:57am 04.18.24 There is a solution to an uphill run from the toilet to the tank that has no sags in it: I don't
Hunter 23.5 new windows Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 04.18.24 Use temporary screws with clearance as per @shemandr
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question shemandr at 10:34am 04.18.24 Ideally from the loop to the tank should be downhill so waste doesn't stay in the hose. In my H356
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 04.18.24 I've got roughly the same thing. You can't control differences in elevation. Use supports (foam
Hunter 23.5 new windows (1) JBP-PA at 10:31am 04.18.24 When I replaced my front window, I weighted the window in a warm place for several weeks to give it
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 04.18.24 Apparently the wire stretched over time?? The rubber material either compressed or shrunk over ti
Disassemble Older Morse Shifter fransan at 9:59am 04.18.24 I have the same problem. I can't figure out how to remove the backing plate.
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question chriscampbell at 9:44am 04.18.24 Why would you want a hose to store waste? I thought maybe it was intended to have some water in i
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift Crazy Dave Condon at 9:33am 04.18.24 @tim_brisbane You were smart to drop the mast heeding the warnings. As for topping lift, may I su
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question Don S/V ILLusion at 9:25am 04.18.24 Why would you want a hose to store waste?
Hunter 23.5 new windows Crazy Dave Condon at 9:20am 04.18.24 The forum store is staffed and owned by former Hunter employees who has the build list for your wind
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static LloydB at 9:05am 04.18.24 When your portable radio is in battery charger mode it is turned on to charging mode but not transmi
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E Hello Below at 8:50am 04.18.24 You may find that the sensor thread is an M10. Here is an old article that may give you some insigh

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